On the 25th of April, 2012, I experienced a rare, but significant tactical defeat in Afghanistan. Since then, my career and outlook stem from the Continue Reading
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Sgt. John Wayne Faught: Loss of a Legend, Friend, Brother, and Mentor
People use the word legend to describe someone who is or was legendary to them or an organization. I'm going to tell you about a man who was legendary Continue Reading
Home Coming
by Neville Johnson Dimly lit empty room, My life boxed up. Alone in my room, Sitting on the edge of my bed. I can feel the nothingness, Continue Reading
Saying Goodbye
Contemplating fear and death I guess it was only natural to think about saying goodbye. Recently a good friend passed. I’m guessing we knew her for Continue Reading
Alone, I’m Done For
The title slipped out. I wrote about fear, fear of dying recently. Not easy to accept that it’s coming for me as it does for all. Can’t hide, that’s Continue Reading
Forgive Us
by Diana Nickell, wife of Vietnam combat veteran, Dennis Nickell Forgive Us As Job was refined with fire from above So to in my life The Continue Reading
A Day of Firsts
I used to visit veterans who were patients at the local VA hospital. I talked with one guy. He was telling about his convalescence. At some point Continue Reading
Walking the Narrow Bridge
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Rb. Nachman’s verse: “The whole world is like a narrow bridge but despite that, we must not be afraid.” Easier Continue Reading
How I Stayed Grounded with 40 Years’ Experience in Civilian and Military Aviation
Just as a preface, this story has a point. Mainly that there are lessons I learned early in life that has stood me in good stead. Such as the need to Continue Reading
Reply to Hannah
by Clay D You ask to keep the faith; I ask how could we? We are thrown to the wolves because we are dad, a product of toxic masculinity of the 90s Continue Reading
Lost Without a Tribe
By the end of 2003, I knew I was getting out of the Air Force (AF). I had been stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska since November 2001 working as an Continue Reading
Friendly Fire
by Diana Nickell, wife of Vietnam combat veteran, Dennis Nickell Do you really think Anyone cares That the fire that burns… is Continue Reading
